To obtain the discount on contributions, companies will have to publish the job offer on the public portal before hiring. What businesses and workers should do
Anyone who hires with the bonus from 1 December 2026 will have to publish the job offer on the public portal of the Information System for social and work inclusion. For new hires, contributions relief will not be obtained without an announcement. The transition, previously voluntary, therefore becomes mandatory, as explained by the INPS.
Hiring with contribution relief: the rules will change from 1 December
The relief is one discount on the contributions that the company pays for the new employee. From 1 December 2026, to obtain it, the job offer must be online before hiring or at the same time. Those who hire by November 30th risk nothing: publishing remains a choice and the bonus is safe. Publishing late is expensive. If the advert appears after hiring, the discount is valid only from the month of publication and previous months are lost.
What incentives do the online job offer require
The bonus is about hiring different types of workers: young people, women in disadvantaged conditions, people with disabilities and those over 50 who have been unemployed for a long time, in addition to hiring in the Special Economic Zone. Also included are workers who receive NASpI, i.e. unemployment benefit, and beneficiaries of the inclusion allowance. The same goes for those on redundancy pay, for prisoners and for women victims of violence. The announcement, however, is not needed when a fixed-term contract is transformed into a permanent contract: the rule concerns the search for new staff.
18-digit code and INPS checks: how to avoid errors
When the offer is published, the system assigns an 18-digit code. The number must be indicated first in the hiring communication, i.e. the one that the company sends when it hires a new employee, and then in the monthly declaration of contributions to the INPS, where the discount is applied. The offer must also include the salary range and the CNEL code, which identifies the collective agreement applied. The same code can be used for multiple hires, up to the number of positions indicated.
All data must match: the tax code of the company and that of the worker must be identical in the announcement, communication and declaration. The INPS will carry out automatic checks and, if something doesn’t add up, the bonus is canceled.
What changes from December 1st for job seekers
Those looking for work have no obligations or things to do, but it pays to prepare. First of all, you need to register on the portal and keep your profile in order. The information that members declare independently is compared with official databases and, in the cases provided, the consent of the interested party is required. A controlled profile is more reliable for companies. It is then useful to follow the announcements. From 1 December the offers linked to the incentives will be published in advance, so those who fall into the subsidized categories will be able to find them online before hiring. Finally, when signing, it is advisable to check your personal details and tax code, because they must correspond to those in the employment communication.
